英国语文第一册 第4期:鸟巢

 　　LESSON 4 THE BIRD'S NEST 第四课 鸟巢

　　Here is a bird's nest on the branch of a tree. It is almost hid by the leaves. 树枝上有只鸟巢。它几乎藏在树叶之间。

　　The nest is made of straw¹ and little sticks. Look in and tell me what you see. 鸟巢由稻草和小木棍垒成。朝里面看看，告诉我你看见了什么。

　　I see three eggs. The bird is away for food; but it will soon come back. 我看见三枚鸟蛋。鸟妈妈出去找吃的去了，但它一会就会回来。

　　See! There it comes! It flies back to the nest. Now it sits on the eggs. 看啊！它来了！它飞回到鸟巢。现在它趴着孵在鸟蛋上。

　　There will soon be young birds in the nest. Some day we may come to see them. 鸟巢里很快就会有幼鸟破壳而出。不知哪天我们就可以看到这些小家伙了。

　　Lucy and James went every day to see them, till the little birds were able to fly. 露西和詹姆斯每天都去看看这些幼鸟，直到这些小家伙们能够独立飞行。

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n.稻草，麦杆，吸管；adj.用稻草做的，用来作稻草的，麦杆色的，无价值的，象稻草人的，非正式民意测验所发现的

参考例句：

• The old peasant is twisting pieces of straw into a rope.这位老农民正把稻草搓成绳子。
• May I have a straw for my drink?给我一根喝饮料的吸管好吗？